Should commercial airboat tours be permitted within the Alaska Bald Eagle Preserve?
The question is going to the preserve’s advisory committee Friday, following action by the state this summer to put brakes on the proposal.
Chilkoot Lake Tours owner Shane Horton is proposing to run 18 trips per night on a two-mile Chilkat River loop near 13 Mile, using the boats that are powered by an airplane-sized propeller.
Horton maintains the boat would be less…